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单词 kinnikinnick
释义

kinnikinnick

noun

kin·​ni·​kin·​nick
ˌki-ni-kə-ˈnik,
ˈki-ni-kə-ˌnik How to pronounce kinnikinnick (audio)
1
: a mixture of dried leaves and bark and sometimes tobacco smoked by the Indians and pioneers especially in the Ohio valley
2
: a plant (such as a sumac or dogwood) used in kinnikinnick
especially : bearberry

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Also known by what’s surely a Balderdash word (kinnikinnick), the bearberry plant is one of nature’s most potent skin brighteners. Lexi Novak, Allure, 26 June 2017

Word History

Etymology

of Algonquian origin; akin to Massachusett kinukkinuk mixture

First Known Use

1799, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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